Wave Curtain Workroom Guide

Wave Curtain Workroom Guide

Introduction to Wave Wave is a neat and stylish curtain heading system by Silent Gliss. It is created through combining a specially designed heading tape and Wave glider-cord to get a soft and simple continuous wave effect. The finished appearance is similar to that of eyelet curtains but fabric hangs directly below the track in a neat and uniform style. Wave has some key advantages over traditional curtain heading systems: - Minimised curtain stack - Simple curtain dressing - Form throughout the curtain drop - Minimalist appearance - Suits traditional and modern interiors - Compatible with pelmets 2

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Fabric Suitability There is no standard test that will indicate whether a fabric is suitable for Wave. However, experience suggests it is normally suitable for: - Voiles - Lined cotton - Interlined Silk - Blackout lining - Borders The soft curves of Wave do not lend themselves to: - Stiff fabrics - Heavy embroidery - Irregular vertical stripes - Metallic threads We recommend a simple test to indicate whether Wave will be suitable (see image right). Hold the top of the fabric in this way and see if the curtain follows a soft wave pattern without too much effort. Even Wave curtains will require some dressing and training. The extent of this will depend on the flexibility of the weave of the fabric chosen. Suitable fabric Unsuitable fabric Wave Track Options You will be making your curtain on one of the following tracks. Electric tracks: Systems Silent Gliss 5100/5600 Metropole: Systems Silent Gliss 6120M/6130M/6100M/6140M/ 6160M/6150M (uses 5400 or 5090) Hand operated curtain track: Systems Silent Gliss 3840W Hand operated curtain track: Systems Silent Gliss 6243 Cord operated track: Systems Silent Gliss 3840 The maximum weight that the standard Wave heading tape can carry is 2.5kg per metre of track. However, the individual track weight restrictions still apply, use the lower of the two numbers. Wave with roller glider cord 6098W has much higher weight limitations. If in any doubt please contact Silent Gliss. Consult the catalogue to see individual system weight graphs. 4

Wave Workroom Accessories When specified, Silent Gliss Wave tracks are supplied with the Wave glider already included (these tracks are all available with standard gliders). You will need to have the following workroom accessories available to make the curtain itself: Wave Heading Tape 6349 Wave Iron on Tape 6363 Curtain Hook 3582 Curtain Side Weight 10076 (optional) Curtain Weight Cord 10075 (optional) There are additional, optional Wave components that can further improve and enhance the appearance of your curtain. 6364/6365 Extension arm and Carrier - Allows a single stack curtain to reach the end of the track endset. - Will take the curtain over an intermediate pulley on corded system 3840 - Allows the curtain to return to the wall better. 2255 Adjustable Brake - Prevents the leading edge of the curtain creeping inwards. With adjustable brake (front view) Without adjustable brake (front view) 6366 Draw Rod Carrier - Allows draw rod to be attached. With adjustable brake (rear view) With adjustable brake (rear view) 5

Planning Your Curtain Glider Spacing There are two sizes of glider cord 60mm or 80mm spacing between the gliders. They offer slightly different looks: The 80mm offers a deeper wave with a larger distance from the front to the back. The 60mm wave is shallower and smaller front to back, which lends itself to smaller recesses but will have a slightly larger stack back. 80mm Wave (front view) 60mm Wave (front view) 80mm Wave (top view) 60mm Wave (top view) Glider-cord spacing Curtain hook spacing Approx. curtain fullness depth (a) width (b) Min distance (c) a c 6 10 2.1 10 23 per metre of track + endpiece 8 b 6 12 2.3 12 23 per metre of track + endpiece 9 8 14 2.1 14 18 per metre of track + endpiece 10 c a c 8 16 2.3 16 18 per metre of track + endpiece 11 a = depth b = size c = Min. distance Wave standard with roller gliders Glider-cord spacing Curtain hook spacing Approx. curtain fullness depth (a) width (b) Min distance (c) 8 14 2.1 14 8 16 2.3 16 21 per metre of track + endpiece 21 per metre of track + endpiece 10 11 (dimensions in cm) Note: Minimum distance (c) includes a standard 4.5cm clearance (front and back). Important: The curtain fullness indicated in the chart above and throughout this guide applies to finished curtain fabric. You will need to allow additional fabric for joins, hems and your usual workroom allowances. 6

The final appearance of your Wave curtain will be influenced by the combination of your chosen glider cord and the curtain hook spacing. There are 4 possibilities: Option 1 7 empty pockets Glider Cord = 80mm Spacing (Part number 6346) Hook Spacing = 160mm Pocket Spacing between hooks (PF*) = 7 Approx. Fabric Fullness = 2.3 Max. Depth of Wave (front to back) = 160mm Option 2 6 empty pockets Glider Cord = 80mm Spacing (Part number 6346) Hook Spacing = 140mm Pocket spacing between hooks (PF*) = 6 Approx. Fabric Fullness = 2.1 Max. Depth of Wave (front to back) = 140mm Option 3 5 empty pockets Glider Cord = 60mm Spacing (Part number 6345) Hook Spacing = 120mm Pocket spacing between hooks (PF*) = 5 Approx. Fabric Fullness = 2.3 Max. Depth of Wave (front to back) = 120mm Option 4 4 empty pockets Glider Cord = 60mm Spacing (Part number 6345) Hook Spacing = 100mm Pocket Spacing Between Hooks (PF*) = 4 Approx. Fabric Fullness = 2.1 Max. Depth of Wave (front to back) = 100mm Note 1. If your track is using 80mm glider cord you need to confirm if it is using standard or roller gliders. Note 2. When using electric tracks the curtain hooks will be in the lower pockets. * PF = Pocket Factor 7

Establish The Working Track Length Silent Gliss offer a Wave calculator which will advise the number of gliders and Wave heading tape required. For ease of curtain make-up Silent Gliss strongly recommend that you use this free and simple tool detailed on the following page. Contact Silent Gliss. First, you need to know your working track length in mm. If you obtain this from your track supplier be sure to confirm it is the working track length (excluding finials and cording sets) and not the overall track length. However, if you do not have access to this calculator then you will have to do a manual calculation. Overall track length Working track length Use the table below to calculate your working track length. Metropole finial deduction table System Finial Deduction per finial (x2) 6100 Shard 116mm 6120 Strata 33mm 6120 Groove Ball 95mm 6120 Design Endcap 20mm 6120 Ball End 70mm 6130 Design Endcap 20mm 6130 Groove Ball 85mm 6130 Groove Cylinder 85mm 6130 Strata 65mm 6130 Shard 127mm 6130 Design Endcap 20mm 6130 Ball End 70mm 6130 Crystal Cube 55mm 6130 Crystal Cylinder 55mm 6130 Fused Barrel 101mm 6130 Fused Ball 62mm 6130 Glass Ball 54mm 6140 Ball End 125mm 6140 Strata 65mm 6140 Groove Cylinder 125mm 6140 Crystal Cube 55mm 6140 Crystal Cylinder 55mm 6140 Fused Barrel 121mm 6140 Fused Ball 84mm 6140 Glass Ball 69mm 6140 Spear 140mm 6150 Strata 65mm 6150 Groove Cylinder 125mm 6150 Crystal Cube 55mm 6150 Fused Barrel 121mm 6150 Fused Ball 84mm 6150 Glass Ball 69mm 6160 Ball End 125mm 6160 Spear 140mm 6160 Strata 33mm Track deducation table System Operation Deduction 6243 Hand None 3840W Hand None 3840 Cord 70mm 5100 Electric 170mm 5600 Electric 145mm 6100 Metropole (Metroflat) Hand None 6130 Metropole (30mm) Hand Finials (x2) 6120 Metropole (30mm) Cord 80mm and then any Finials (x2) 6140 Metropole (50mm) Hand Finials (x2) 6160 Metropole (50mm) Cord 80mm and then any Finials (x2) 6150 Metropole (50mm) Electric 126mm and then any Finials (x2) with 5090 6150 Metropole (50mm) with 5400 Electric 105mm and then any Finials (x2) 8

Calculate The Number of Gliders Using your working track length, the next step is to calculate the number of gliders used per curtain. Once you know this, it will help in the following stages for the curtain make-up. There are two ways to do this: 1. Use the Silent Gliss Wave Excel Calculator This useful tool is available free of charge. You simply input a few pieces of key information and it automatically calculates the gliders used. Contact Silent Gliss Ltd. 01843 863571 or download from www.silentgliss.co.uk. Click on yellow boxes to select or enter details Note: For 3840 hand drawn use 6101 calculation System 3840 track size 1500 Pair or single stack P Glider cord/curtain hook spacing 60 100 Calculated number of gliders per curtain is 14 Calculated number of pockets per curtain is 76 2. Use the Silent Gliss tables The tables on the following pages state the number of gliders required per curtain. If your exact working track length is not listed use the next size up. 9

Calculate The Number of Gliders 80mm Glider Cord No. of Gliders per curtain No. of Gliders per curtain No. of Gliders per curtain Track Single Pair Track Single Pair Track Single Pair length mm length mm length mm 400 6 5360 68 36 10320 130 66 560 8 6 5520 70 36 10490 132 68 720 10 6 5680 72 38 10650 134 68 880 12 8 5840 74 38 10810 136 70 1040 14 8 6000 76 40 10970 138 70 1200 16 10 6160 78 40 11130 140 72 1360 18 10 6320 80 42 11290 142 72 1520 20 12 6480 82 42 11450 144 74 1680 22 12 6640 84 44 11610 146 74 1840 24 14 6800 86 44 11770 148 76 2000 26 14 6960 88 46 11930 150 76 2160 28 16 7120 90 46 12090 152 78 2320 30 16 7280 92 48 12250 154 78 2480 32 18 7440 94 48 12410 156 80 2640 34 18 7600 96 50 12570 158 80 2800 36 20 7760 98 50 12730 160 82 2960 38 20 7920 100 52 12890 162 82 3120 40 22 8080 102 52 13050 164 84 3280 42 22 8240 104 54 13210 166 84 3440 44 24 8400 106 54 13370 168 86 3600 46 24 8560 108 56 13530 170 86 3760 48 26 8720 110 56 13690 172 88 3920 50 26 8880 112 58 13850 174 88 4080 52 28 9040 114 58 14010 176 90 4240 54 28 9200 116 60 14170 178 90 4400 56 30 9360 118 60 14330 180 92 4560 58 30 9520 120 62 14490 182 92 4720 60 32 9680 122 62 14650 184 94 4880 62 32 9840 124 64 5040 64 34 10000 126 64 5200 66 34 10160 128 66 10

Calculate The Number of Gliders 60mm Glider Cord No. of Gliders per curtain No. of Gliders per curtain No. of Gliders per curtain Track Single Pair Track Single Pair Track Single Pair length mm length mm length mm 300 6 4020 68 36 7740 130 66 420 8 4140 70 36 7860 132 68 540 10 6 4260 72 38 7980 134 68 660 12 8 4380 74 38 8100 136 70 780 14 8 4500 76 40 8220 138 70 900 16 10 4620 78 40 8340 140 72 1020 18 10 4740 80 42 8460 142 72 1140 20 12 4860 82 42 8580 144 74 1260 22 12 4980 84 44 8700 146 74 1380 24 14 5100 86 44 8820 148 76 1500 26 14 5220 88 46 8940 150 76 1620 28 16 5340 90 46 9060 152 78 1740 30 16 5460 92 48 9180 154 78 1860 32 18 5580 94 48 9300 156 80 1980 34 18 5700 96 50 9420 158 80 2100 36 20 5820 98 50 9540 160 82 2220 38 20 5940 100 52 9660 162 82 2340 40 22 6060 102 52 9780 164 84 2460 42 22 6180 104 54 9900 166 84 2580 44 24 6300 106 54 10020 168 86 2700 46 24 6420 108 56 10140 170 86 2820 48 26 6540 110 56 10260 172 88 2940 50 26 6660 112 58 10380 174 88 3060 52 28 6780 114 58 10500 176 90 3180 54 28 6900 116 60 10620 178 90 3300 56 30 7020 118 60 10740 180 92 3420 58 30 7140 120 62 10860 182 92 3540 60 32 7260 122 62 10980 184 94 3660 62 32 7380 124 64 3780 64 34 7500 126 64 3900 66 34 7620 128 66 11

Calculate The Length of the Heading Tape Next, use the number of gliders calculated from the previous stage to determine the length of your heading tape. We strongly advise that you do not cut your fabric until you have confirmed the length of the heading tape Again, there are two ways to calculate how much heading tape you require. Note: There is a tolerance on the Wave tape and the number of pockets over any length may vary slightly. It is important to always count the pockets themselves rather than calculating the tape length. 1. Use the Silent Gliss Wave Excel Calculator This useful tool is available free of charge. You simply input a few pieces of key information and it automatically calculates the heading tape required. Contact Silent Gliss Ltd. 01843 863571 or download from www.silentgliss.co.uk. Click on yellow boxes to select or enter details Note: For 3840 hand drawn use 6101 calculation System 3840 track size 1500 Pair or single stack P Glider cord/curtain hook spacing 60 100 Calculated number of gliders per curtain is 14 Calculated number of pockets per curtain is 74 2. Manual Calculation To calculate the length of the tape follow these steps: Step 1: Take the number of gliders for the previous chart Step 2: Subtract 1 Step 3: Multiply this number by your PF (Pocket Factor) see chart below Step 4: Add back on the total amount of glider from Step 1 Step 5: Add on a further 8 pockets Working example based on a System 3840, 1500mm wide with a pair stack. Using 60mm glider cord with 100mm hook spacing: Step 1: 14 Step 2: 14-1 = 13 Step 3: 13 x 4 = 52 Step 4: 52 + 14 = 66 Step 5: 66 + 8 = 74 pockets Therefore your tape length will be equal to 74 pockets. Do not cut your fabric yet! Glider-cord spacing Curtain hook spacing Pocket factor 60mm 100mm 4 60mm 120mm 5 80mm 140mm 6 80mm 160mm 7 For Electric Tracks please see the following page. 12

When using electric tracks When using electric tracks, additional pockets are required in order to allow the curtain to wrap around the motor. Add the following pockets to the total calculated above depending on your glider cord and hook spacing combination: Glider cord Hook spacing Additional pocket 60mm 100mm 5 60mm 120mm 4 80mm 140mm 3 80mm 160mm 2 Cutting The Heading Tape You now need to cut your heading tape according to the exact amount of pockets calculated above. The wave tape has a small stitch mark every 50 pockets to help count out the correct length of tape. The calculated pockets included 4 for turning (2 at each end). Therefore fold 2 pockets under each side. This is the finished width of your curtain. You can use this dimension to cut your fabric. Add on any usual allowances you make for your preferred make up method. Making The Curtain Wave Iron on Tape We recommend you use the Wave Hemming Tape (part no. 6363) to avoid fabric puckering. It gives a professional finish to the top of the hem. This applies to all fabrics, including lined curtains. Wave without the iron-on Wave tape Wave with the iron-on Wave tape For Unlined Curtains (not using 6098W Roller Gliders) 75mm With standard Wave glider cord measure to 75mm and then iron the hem into position. If using 6098W roller gliders see below. Lift the hem back and lay on the iron-on tape. Iron the hem so that the tape melts and sticks the 2 parts of the curtain together. 13

For Unlined Curtains using Roller Gliders 6098W 95mm Roller glider cord 6098W is an option for Systems 3840, 3840W, 6465, 5400 and motorised Metropole. Measure the hem to 95mm and then use two rows of iron-on tape to cover the whole depth of the hem. For Lined Curtains (all options) For lined curtains the iron-on tape is positioned between the front curtain fabric and the lining as pictured. Sewing the Tape Standard Gliders (Not 6098W Roller Gliders) If you are using standard Wave glider cord then sew the heading tape to the top of the curtain. Above: Wave tape positioning with standard glider cord 7mm 6098W Roller Gliders Positioning the tape 7mm down from the top of the curtain will ensure the correct hook drop. Above: The tape must be positioned differently when using Wave roller glider cord 6098W 14

Wave With Optional Extension Arm/Carrier Hand and cord operated tracks have the option of an extension arm/carrier to improve the look of the curtain. These are not supplied as standard and must be specified at the time of the order and will incur additional cost. When using this option the glider calculation remains the same. The carrier simply replaces the first/last hook. No additional pockets are required. Insert the first hook of the carrier of the extension arm into the 2 nd pocket of the tape (this will mean the 2 nd hook will attach in the 4 th pocket). This means the extension arm will effectively attach to the 3 rd pocket, acting as the first curtain hook. The next hook will be your pocket factor less 1. e.g. if you re pocket factor would normally be 7 then only leave 6 from the end of the carrier. Thereafter insert curtain hooks as per the pocket factor in the table above. When you reach the end of the curtain the last hook is replaced by another carrier, therefore your last pocket factor will be one less. Positioning the carrier Attaching the extension carrier to the arm 15

Curtain Hook Placement Hook placement for hand and cord operated tracks The first hook always goes into the 3 rd pocket from the leading edge and then hooks are inserted as required according to the relevant pocket factor (see chart below). E.g. pocket factor = 5 then insert a hook every 6 th pocket (5 pockets are left empty). When using standard wave glider cord the hooks are placed in the top (1 st ) row of pockets. When using wave roller glider cord 6098W the hooks are placed in the bottom (2 nd ) row of pockets and the tape will be sewn 7mm from the top of the curtain see picture on page 14. Glider-cord spacing Curtain hook spacing Pocket factor 60mm 100mm 4 60mm 120mm 5 80mm 140mm 6 80mm 160mm 7 Hook placement for electric tracks Electric tracks with Wave are supplied as standard with the extension arm on the leading edge of the curtain, pictured below. To position the carrier follow the instructions detailed on page 15, Positioning the carrier. 16

Follow the pocket spacing instructions from the table on the page above. On the motor side of the curtain, the last pocket spacing will be increased to 9 pockets to allow the curtain to wrap around the motor, pictured below. This was allowed for in the original pocket calculation. For Electric Curtain Tracks 5600 and 5100 the hooks are positioned in the 2 nd row of pockets. 9 empty pockets Motor side Non-motor side For Electrically Operated Metropole, using System 5400 with standard wave glider cord, the hooks are positioned in the top row of pockets. Rember, when using wave roller gliders 6098W the hooks will be positioned in the bottom row of pockets and the tape will be sewn 7mm from the top of the curtain see picture on page 14. 9 empty pockets Motor side Non-motor side 17

Dressing The Curtain One of the many advantages of Wave is that it is comparativly simple to dress. When hanging the curtain pull the first fold towards you and push the second backwards. Continue to the end of the curtain. Correct Incorrect 18

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